No crop symbolises Nigeria’s over-reliance on oil like cotton which we have totally abandoned vandalising a whole industry

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(1) Do you know that Nigeria once used to have 25 textile mills and at one stage was Africa’s largest cotton producer with an annual crop of over 600,000 tonnes, making her the 12th largest producer in the world?

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Usman Dan Fodio University Teaching Hospital doubles its charges in response to increased demand

SOKOTO's Usman Dan Fodio University Teaching Hospital (Uduth) has hiked its service charges by more than 100% in response to the recent surge in demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that had put pressure on service delivery.

 

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Manchester United join the race to sign Osimhen as club makes last minute enquiry to sign him

MANCHESTER United have joined the rat race to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen after the club submitted a last minute rival bid to secure his services and scupper a potential move to Italian giants Napoli.

 

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DR Congo is undoubtedly the world’s biggest under-achieving economy and I am surprised Nigeria has not stepped in with a bilateral trade agreement

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(1) Do you know that DR Congo is sitting on untapped deposits of raw minerals estimated to be worth in excess of $24trn. Just imagine what could be achieved if we had a bilateral trade deal to process all these resources in Nigeria

(2) Do you know that the River Congo accounts for one eighth of Africa’s hydro-electric capacity? If we had a bilateral power deal, both nations between them could electrify the whole of our continent

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Nigeria battles to hold on to her doctors as the UK woos them with new Health and Care Visa policy

NIGERIA is struggling to hold on to her doctors after her former colonial master the UK unveiled a new Health and Care Visa policy aimed at wooing health professionals from developing nations in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

 

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BA to retire its entire fleet of Boeing 747s as part of post-coronavirus restructuring plan

BRITISH Airways (BA) retiring its entire fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft as part of a major restructuring exercise brought about in response to the economic impact of the disruption to international air travel caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

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Senator wins back two Ilorin houses seized by EFCC after Lagos high court rules in his favour

FORMER senate president Senator Bukola Saraki has won a landmark legal battle after a Lagos high court ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to return two houses it seized from him in Ilorin suspected to have been bought with looted funds.

 

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602 repentant Boko Haram terrorists formally join Nigerian military after taking oath of allegiance

NIGERIAN military commanders have now fully integrated the repentant 602 Boko Haram fighters into the army after they took an oath of allegiance the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the Borno State capital Maiduguri.

 

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NFF chairman Pinnick says Nigeria will not beg Arsenal's Saka to play for the Super Eagles

ARSENAL fullback Bukayo Saka has been told by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) that they will only consider inviting him to the Super Eagles camp if he shows a willingness to switch his nationality through Fifa.

 

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This simple cocoa shelling machine symbolises the fundamental problem with the Nigerian economy

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Nigeria is the world’s fifth largest cocoa producer with an annual crop of about 250,000 tonnes. There are plans to radically expand this to at least 500,000 tonnes soon

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